The following are good, evergreen shrub choices for any place you may need a low growing shrub. Some of them have many cultivars available and should be researched further to determine which cultivar would meet your needs. There are selections that work well under windows, in rock gardens and for knot gardens.
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Common Name
Abelia
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Botanical Name
Abelia x grandiflora
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Description
Full sun to part shade evergreen to semi-evergreen growing between 2' to 5' tall depending on variety. Blooms white to pale pink flowers in summer. Many cultivars available.
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Kaleidoscope Abelia
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'Gold Mop' Cypress
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Chamaecyparis pisifera
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Full sun to partial shade in moist well drained soil. Grows up to 6' with an 8' spread. Tolerates some drought and salt spray.
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Creeping Junipers
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Juniperus horizontalis
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full sun dense evergreen shrub. Drought tolerant. Good for hillsides and soil erosion areas. Various cultivars available.
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Compacta Holly
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Ilex crenata
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Full sun to filtered shade evergreen. Grows 4' to 5' tall. Drought tolerant once established.
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Carrisa Holly
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Ilex cornuta
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Full sun evergreen growing 3' to 4' tall. An easy to grow shrub that requires regular watering.
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Crimson Pygmy Barberry
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Berberis thunbergii
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Full sun to partial shade. Color shows better when in full sun. Average, slightly moist, well drained soil. Grows 2' to 3' tall. Slow to moderate growth rate.
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Curlyleaf Ligustrum
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Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'
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Full to partial sun evergreen. Drought tolerant once established. Grows 4' to 6' high. Can be pruned anytime.
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Dwarf Euonymus
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Euonymus japonicus
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Full to partial sun evergreen. Fast growing to 2' to 3' high. Easy to grow, drought tolerant and tolerates most soil types.
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Dwarf Gardenia
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Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'
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Full sun to shade evergreen. Blooms during the summer with sporadic blooms into the fall. Grows 2' to 3' tall and wide.
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Dwarf Indian Hawthorne
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Raphiolepsis indica
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Full sun evergreen blooming heaviest in spring. Growing 3' to 4' high. Drought tolerant, resistant to disease.
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Dwarf Nandina 'Heavenly Bamboo'
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Nandina domestica
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Full sun to shade evergreen. Grows 2' to 3' high. Drought tolerant, deer resistant. Tolerates any soil type.
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Dwarf Yaupon
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Ilex vomitoria
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Full sun evergreen. Grows 3' to 4' high. Easy to grow shrub that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, insect and disease resistant.
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Gumpo Azalea
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Satsuki hybrid
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Partial to full sun evergreen blooming in spring. Grows 3' to 4' tall. Requires regular water and is best in acidic well drained soil.
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Harland Boxwood
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Buxus harlandii
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Full sun to shade evergreen. Protect from hot afternoon sun in the south. Grows 3' to 4' high. Prefers moist, well drained soil.
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Photo by: Kai Yan, Joseph Wong
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Helleri Holly
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Ilex crenata 'Helleri'
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Full sun evergreen growing 2' to 4' high. Slow growing, drought tolerant shrub that requires well drained soil.
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Korean Boxwood
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Buxus macrophylla
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Partial sun to shade evergreen shrub. Grows 1' to 2' tall. Requires regular water and well drained soil.
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Otto Luyken Laurel
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Prunus laurocerasus
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Full sun to partial sun evergreen. Grows 2' to 4' tall. Blooms with white flowers during the spring with black berries following.
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Rockspray Cotoneaster
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Cotoneaster horizontalis
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Full sun semi-deciduous shrub. Grows 1' to 3' tall. Small white flowers in the spring with bright red berries in late summer or fall. Drought tolerant once established.
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Photo by: Shihmei Barger 舒詩玫
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Prostrate Rosemary
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Rosemary officinalis 'Prostratus'
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Full sun evergreen growing up to 3' high. Drought tolerant ground cover that must have well drained soil. Blooms pale blue flowers in summer.
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Germander
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Teucrium chamaedrys
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Full sun to partial sun evergreen perennial. Grows up to 1' to 2' tall. Blooms lavender flowers from summer to fall. Great used for knot gardens.
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Junipers
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Juniperus sp.
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Full sun evergreen shrub. Many cultivars available. Most growing to 1' tall. Requires well drained soil and is drought tolerant once established.
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Dwarf Pittosporum
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Pittosporum tobria 'Wheelers'
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Full to filtered sun evergreen. Grows 3' to 4' tall. Fast grower that needs well drained soil. Is drought tolerant and deer resistant.
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Winter Daphne
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Daphne odora
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Partial to full shade evergreen. Needs regular water. Grows 3' to 4' tall. Blooms in later winter to early spring with extremely fragrant flowers.
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Rhododendron - Minnetonka
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Rhododendron - 'Minnetonka'
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Sun to partial shade evergreen. Protect from hot afternoon sun of the southeast. Grows 3' to 4' high with lavender blooms in spring. Requires moist, well drained, acidic soil.
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